Cycling the Bay Area & Stories from the Garden

Moving Day…

The time finally came, it was time to move to my new place. How would the trees (and little sprout) adjust to the new place? Would they miss the view from the apartment in Rockridge? Who could know, I just had to trust that they trusted my judgement, and that I would watch out for them.

I wish that I could load this post with photos of their progress; alas, I seem to have moved into a cell phone “dead-zone” <insert spooky music here>, add that to the fact that all my pictures are currently being shot with the camera on my “non-responsive” cell phone, it’s a work in progress!

I at one point had a USB connection for my charger, the key words being “at one point”. Sadly, there is a beautiful mixed breed dog in San Francisco named Samantha, that just found the thing fascinating. Oh well, she was happy, so, I was happy!

The larger of the two avocados trees is enjoying his new spot in the sun. I noticed that the plant seems to have totally stopped its height gain.My theory is that Avocados grow really fast from the start to enable them to get to an altitude where their main leaves can soak up the Sun’s rays of goodness. With my growing him on top of the television at the old apartment, in full sun, I believe that he got to where he needed to be height-wise, and is just chilling (like Bob Dylan!).

The “little seed that could” is still in the jar of life, and its little root system is developing nicely. The seed has actually split completely in two, with the only thing holding it together,being the little avo tree inside. I am growing him in an out-of-the-way corner of the kitchen, and he is thriving. From the fluffy bunch of growth at the tip of the stalk, it appears that he will be setting leaves soon.

I hope to download the pictures from my cell phone (that couldn’t) tomorrow, when I can get to a location not in Oakland’s version of the Bermuda triangle. If all works as planned, expect a photo laden post tomorrow.